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I was browsing You Tube, and to my surprise, the 2 home meets replays were up on the site. And the triangular from SLC is also up

They are each about 2 hours.

They are 3-1 right now. They split the triangular (losing to Utah and winning vs Iowa), They beat Arkansas & Michigan at home.

They have home meets 1/31 vs Iowa, 2/7 vs UCLA, 3/1 vs MSU, Ill & Rutgers, & 3/15 vs Northern Illinois & Illinois.
 

They just won two top-10 upsets against #5 Michigan and #10 Arkansas.

If you like gymnastics, it's a hot ticket.
 

I bought season tickets this year. Never been to a meet before. Very entertaining and the talent of these young ladies is amazing. I have a granddaughter that loves the sport that’s the reason we got three tickets. It’s a great way to spend a few hours late on a Saturday afternoon
 

Right now on Big Ten Network, Minnesota vs Nebraska.

Gianna Gerdes and Ava Stewart getting attention for Minnesota.
 

Today is their last meet of the season. Their #13 ranking is much deserved.
 


Gophers advance to the national championship meet along with fellow Big 10 team, UCLA.
 
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Heck of a performance today vs #4 UCLA, #5 Alabama, and #12 Utah...

Gophers finished on Floor 3rd, Vault 1st, Uneven Bars 4th and Balance Beam 1st. This was an outstanding Team win for the program. I'm very very happy for them in reaching the Final 8.
 

Arianna Ostrum having one heck of a freshman season, nowadays it's a awaiting game to see if they'll commit to the program or transfer. Coach Hansen has been the difference maker in my opinion, being able to keep talent like Lexy Ramler, Ona Loper and Mya Hooten in Minnesota
 







Not only were our Lady Gophers the lowest ranked team of the 8, they actually placed third today of the Final Four teams heading to the National Championships:

Oklahoma 198.3000
Florida 197.7875
Minnesota 197.4625
LSU 197.4375

This was not their highest team score of the year, but the first win over UCLA this season and just at the right time.

Congratulations to these ladies and for making history....our First Final Four appearance in Gymnastics. SKIES THE LIMIT!
 



From ESPN: In the night session, Oklahoma took control from the first rotation on vault and never relinquished it, earning the day's top score of 198.3000. But UCLA, the Big Ten champion and No. 4-ranked team, struggled with its first event on bars, including an uncharacteristic fall from senior and Olympic gold medalist Jordan Chiles. The Bruins clawed their way back and were in second place entering the final event. However, an error-prone vault rotation, and a strong showing from Minnesota on bars, changed both teams' fortunes.

By the end of the session, Minnesota -- which had upset perennial contender Utah in the regional finals earlier this month -- punched its ticket to its first NCAA championship meet with a 197.4625, and UCLA (197.2625) found its national championship hopes dashed. As the Gophers celebrated ecstatically once the final scores had been announced, the Bruins looked devastated and tearfully embraced.

"I'm so proud of these guys," Minnesota coach Jenny Hansen said on ESPN moments later. "They believed we could do this and they just walked in today with that belief and were steady all the way through. I'm just so proud of them. I'm still a little in disbelief. What a night." (https://www.espn.com/college-sports...a-faith-torrez-wins-ncaa-gymnastics-all-title)
 

I want to add that this Gopher Gymnastics team has become one unit out there. Someone falters, another team member is there to pick them right back up.

As stated in the previous post, Oklahoma was on such a high after posting an OUTRAGEOUS Vault score that more or less solidified them to the finals. After sticking at least 4 maybe 5 landings, they finally came back down to earth. But that Vault Score was so hard to overcome for any of the other 3 teams.

Yes, Jordan Chiles fell from the high bars and UCLA goes where she goes. Chiles almost always appears to be a given and UCLA's emotions run off of that. So opened our window of opportunity and I am proud to say the Gophers started seizing the moment and didn't look back.

The Gophers have two pretty cosistent gymnasts, Lyden and Ostrum, and it would be wondeful to be able to count on that third. But all season 1-2 others pickup their skill level on every apparatus, which has taken us to a solid victory in the end. Anybody looking at a TOTAL TEAM EFFORT WITH A LOT OF CONSISTENCY, watch our Gophers in the Four on the Floor tomorrow on ABC.
 


They need to be almost perfect again while hoping for a few slip-ups from the other teams to bring home a National Championship to Minnesota for the first time in a long time.
 

Today a third place National finish was in their grasp but our Gophers fell slightly short.....And as a TEAM their highest total this season was 197.825.

Below are the Season High totals for EACH APPARATUS at various competitions followed by their scores today:

Uneven Bars 49.425 - 49.2625
Balance Beem 49.525 - 49.4500
Floor 49.650 - 49.3875
Vault 49.425 - 49.2750
Total 198.025 - 197.3750

Today's finishes and scores:
1 - Oklahoma (198.1625)
2 - LSU (198.075)
3 - Florida (197.6875)
4 - Minnesota (197.375)

With the above season high apparatus scores this Gopher Gymnastic Women's Team has proven they were capable of competing against the best. I hope they are proud of their team and individual accomplishements. They were fun to watch and this fan is hoping this program will continue to grow.
 
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I had season tickets this year and really enjoyed watching them. Can’t wait until next season
 

4EverAGopher said:
Today a third place National finish was in their grasp but our Gophers fell slightly short.....And as a TEAM their highest total this season was 197.825.

Below are the Season High totals for EACH APPARATUS at various competitions followed by their scores today:

Uneven Bars 49.425 - 49.2625
Balance Beem 49.525 - 49.4500
Floor 49.650 - 49.3875
Vault 49.425 - 49.2750
Total 198.025 - 197.3750

Today's finishes and scores:
1 - Oklahoma (198.1625)
2 - LSU (198.075)
3 - Florida (197.6875)
4 - Minnesota (197.375)

With the above season high apparatus scores this Gopher Gymnastic Women's Team has proven they were capable of competing against the best. I hope they are proud of their team and individual accomplishements. They were fun to watch and this fan is hoping this program will continue to grow.
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They lucky in the last round, but figured it was gonna come crashing down. When the other teams routines are a half point or full point difficulty higher than the Gophers we stand no chance.
 

WayOfTheGopher said:
They lucky in the last round, but figured it was gonna come crashing down. When the other teams routines are a half point or full point difficulty higher than the Gophers we stand no chance.
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As I was talking to one of the moms at synagogue last Saturday, she brought up the point that they do have a lot of 9.95 starts, especially on the vault.
 

Lot of complaining on twitter about the lack of coverage during the events kinda a bad look for Gophers side. Statistically needed a miracle with each of other teams counting falls to have a chance of winning, amount of events covered was fair enough and there's alternate ESPN+ feeds to just see all of a given team
 


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